OSR Alumni Association presents
2009 Annual conference
Occupational integrity: Designing congruence in your daily life
with Christie Diamond
| Saturday, June 20 | Limited to 36 participants |
| 90 minutes: 10:30 am–Noon | |
| Repeats: 3:00–4:30 pm | |
What if asking the question “How do I balance my life?” perpetuates the assumption that there is a correct configuration of time, roles, relationships, activities and projects that lead to balance and well-being. A configuration that steers you to either accomplish superhuman feats or to feel exhausted and discouraged.
Instead, what if you asked, “What do I really value?” and “How do my occupational choices reflect those values?”
How would you orchestrate your life to honor these values?
congruence — 1) rapport within oneself, or internal and external consistency, perceived by others as sincerity or certainty. 2) the balance between self, other and context (Virginia Satir)
For more information, see
David Whyte (2009). The Three Marriages: Reimagining work, self and relationship.
In a World Café setting, you’ll work with a framework for occupational well-being that includes understanding key needs — accomplishment, affirmation, agency, coherence, companionship, pleasure, renewal. And you’ll explore aligning your personal values, strengths and gifts 24/7.
You may find yourself more successful at both work and play — with more energy for yourself, your family and your community.
Your workshop takeaways
- Explore to what extent your work is aligned with personal values, and the implications for satisfaction, contentment, well-being, and meaningful contributions at your work, home and in community.
- A framework for occupational well-being that includes key occupational needs
- Experience a World Café process to access personal and collective wisdom promoting occupational integrity
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- Sponsored in part by a contribution from the Institute for Systemic Learning, and by Seattle University, home to OSR and generous provider of conference spaces.
Conference workshops
- Saturday, June 20
- Designing at your edge — Michael Keller, Jean Singer
- Essential questions for work-life balance — Freddie Barrett
- Exposing your nonconscious resistance to change — Thomas O'Connor
- Leveraging the non-verbal with Samurai decisiveness — Kim Frerichs, Cathie Bachy
- Occupational integrity — Christie Diamond
- One practice from the art of illumination — Mark Shimada
- Introduction to the organization workshop — Sophie Parker
- Tapping sources of innovation — Dee Endelman, Lucy Garrick
- Sunday, June 21
- Five practices of the art of illumination — Steve Byers, Mark Shimada
3 ways to learn more
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